Danilo

Danilo is exactly the kind of footballer I have grown to appreciate more with age, a versatile, dependable defender rather than a highlight-reel showman. Rising from small-town Bicas in Minas Gerais to scoring the goal that won Santos the 2011 Copa Libertadores tells you he has always delivered in big moments. His ability to play both centre-back and right-back makes him a manager's dream, and captaining Flamengo and Brazil speaks to a leadership earned through consistency. I value his quiet professionalism; he is the steady backbone every great team secretly relies upon.

Name (English)

Danilo

Name (Japanese)

ダニーロ・ルイス・ダ・シウバ

Reading

だにーろ・るいす・だ・しうば

Born

July 15, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Origin

Bicas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/daniluiz2/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo%20(footballer%2C%20born%20July%201991)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%20(1991%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437329

Tags

• Minas Gerais
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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